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Dressing Up Lemback Blog

28 July 2011 By: Marlene9 Comments

It’s about time to make changes and perhaps change the traditional face of a blog. Lemback Blog has undergone a lot of changes even before but never adopted a layout that’s out of the core of blogging. I preferred a simple chronological blog layout since I started blogging, and modified free themes to suit my blog. But the rise of premium themes with impressive layout have always been a welcome option. After browsing a number of WordPress themes sites, I decided to go for a priced theme though the decisive factor that led me to purchase this CelebrityPress theme is the simple magazine layout styled with different colors. This is the second time I purchased a theme for this blog. Hubby was apprehensive but knowing me, by all means, I get what I want. Thus, here it is now, right before your eyes.

CelebrityPress WordPress Theme

As you may know, there is no magic in installing a theme, whether paid or free. The need to modify a little or tweak some codes are the things that a blogger should have learned in the process. Although this theme from Gorilla Themes comes in different packages which includes support and forum depending on the package you choose, I preferred the cheaper, no support and forum included. Hubby and I spent the whole day to make it appear as it should. He fixed the header while I worked on codes. Problems like square banners appearing vertically, smileys taking the whole line in a post and adding necessary page templates.

Because of this theme, I’m back to working with widgets. I normally go into the files when adding contents in the sidebars. But doing what I used to do would ruin this theme and losing all the features as shown. Anyhow, I liked how my blog looks now, and so did hubby. I skipped the slideshow feature for now. If you want to see more of Gorilla Themes, just head on to their site. 

 

About Marlene

Marlene works as a teacher, but she blogs in her spare time. She started blogging in 2007, and since then, it has become one of her hobbies. She writes for Lemback.com, which she and her husband have built and managed but later moved to Wordpress to join other WP bloggers. Connect Marlene on Twitter

Comments

  1. ella says

    29 July 2011 at 21:09

    The theme looks great actually, i like the colors…it’s nice that you always get what you want 🙂 it’s a wonder how we always do.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      30 July 2011 at 00:22

      Thank you, ella. Yes, if it’s affordable and not too hard to get, but if I want a Ferrari, I doubt it.

      Reply
  2. Marlene says

    30 July 2011 at 00:19

    Yay, hubby chose that pic cos he said it fits the space. This is my blog so I might as well feel like a celebrity. 🙂 You too, have a nice weekend.

    Reply
  3. joziel says

    30 July 2011 at 06:13

    nice good imo themes te:)

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      30 July 2011 at 16:08

      Ako sa i-add ang like button apil sa uban, ziel. Wala man nako naapil gud. Basin inig check nimo usab naa na.

      Reply
  4. Michael says

    30 July 2011 at 11:29

    Hi dear and thank you for sharing… I really think you did wisely by choosing the “cheep” one.. you don’t really need Technical support and forum for a them … so in this perspective its OK.
    I like this new look of your blog although I must say that I really loved the “old” one as well. It looked like a party ..

    I wonder .. what kind of code working did you have to preform ..

    Good luck with the new freshness 🙂

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      30 July 2011 at 16:16

      Hi Michael, thanks a lot for your kind words. It wasn’t a major problem I encountered but mostly in the css-styling and removing-replacing some codes in the template files. One problem remains though – couldn’t figure out yet how to style the smileys as they seem to grab the images’ style in the css. Adding free text in the sidebar is also a pain. Get to fix them later.

      I’m keeping the old theme for later use on my other blog.

      Reply
  5. Michael says

    31 July 2011 at 12:16

    Thank you Marlene for this bit of information ! I was really wondering, what types of problems might arise as of changing a blog them.
    I am not “that good” in CSS, otherwise I would have given you the answers as for the smileys and side text right here and now.
    But i believe you’ll manage with it.
    Thanks again and Good luck

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      2 August 2011 at 00:57

      Thanks for your concern though I wish you could help to clear my head of this little problem. But I’m taking one step at a time as I am not that good either.

      Reply

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